Dig Into Your Budget (Budgeting Part 2)

About this in-person workshop

Get hands-on practice and in-person support on your project budget. Bring your laptop (we'll have a couple of loaners if you don't own a computer) to work on your budget in small groups with other filmmakers and support from practiced producers!

This workshop is part of BAVC Media's VERSED summer workshop series, presented in partnership with the Berkeley Film Foundation, to support filmmakers working on applications for grants, sponsorship, or artist support opportunities.

This session will take place in person at Oakstop (1721 Broadway) in Oakland, led by Dawn Valadez, with support from Julia Robertson (Filmmaker) and Isabella Miller (Berkeley Film Foundation).

About the instructor

Dawn D. Valadez is the Director of Youth & Artist Development at BAVC Media. She is responsible for the youth programs in San Francisco and the East Bay including Reel Stories. Dawn co-directs national artistic programming such as the BAVC Media Maker Fellowship. Dawn Valadez is a second-generation Xicana, fiercely independent, queer filmmaker and artist. Along with her Co-Director Rodrigo Reyes their film Untitled Lorena (in production) won the 2024 DocLands Jury Prize for their recorded pitch. Dawn is the Producer/Co-director of The Pushouts (with Katie Galloway, 2018), earning the 2019 Imagen Best Documentary award.

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BAVC Media a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area, serving thousands of filmmakers, artists and activists every year. Inspiring social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology since 1976.

The Berkeley FILM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) grant and educational program for independent filmmakers founded by the City of Berkeley, Wareham Development, and the Saul Zaentz Company with a mission to nurture, sustain and preserve the thriving local film community while attracting the next generation of filmmakers. The BFF grant program accepts applicants who live or work in the cities of Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, Albany, Richmond, and Oakland.

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BAVC Media's VERSED is a series of hybrid workshops, hands-on labs, virtual and in-person trainings for creators of all ages and skill levels to spark and sustain careers in the media arts on a free or below-market basis. See our upcoming workshops at bavc.org/versed

The MediaMaker Fellowship is devoted to supporting documentary filmmakers using bold cinematic language and innovative impact strategies to grapple with critical issues of our time. This nine-month-long program provides directors with structured learning, workshopping, and community building as they near post-production on their first or second documentary feature. Applications for the 2026 MediaMaker Fellowship are open now! Learn more about the program at bavc.org/mediamaker

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